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Royal Culture Festival 궁중 문화축전

  • +82-2-2270-1235
161, Sajik-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul (서울특별시 종로구 사직로 161 (세종로))

Cultural Heritage Administration, Royal Culture Festival Organizing Committee / Dae Han Imperial House



Korea's beautiful palaces and the royal culture they present have great value as precious tangible and intangible heritages. The Royal Culture festival is held at the Four Royal Palaces and Jongmyo Shrine, allowing visitors to get first-hand knowledge of their value. Each of the five venues will have unique performances, exhibitions, experiences and programs set within the individual traits of the palaces and Jongmyo Shrine.

The palaces and Jongmyo Shrine, which have kept their place forhundreds of years, will be hosting the Royal Culture Festival for ten daysfrom April 28 to May 7. Marking its third anniversary, the Royal PalaceFestival is a cultural heritage festival that reinterprets the court cultureand historical background of each palace. Different performances,exhibitions, programs and ceremonies will be taking place inGyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace, ChanggyeonggungPalace, Deoksugung Palace, Jongmyo Shrine. It will be an opportunityfor people to get more involved in the festival.

Programs

[Gyeongbokgung, Encounter with Kings]
- Opening ceremony
- Photo Exhibition on Hanbok
- Nighttime Concerts at Gyeonghoeru Pavilion
- Royal Music Performance
- Royal Kitchen Experience ‘A Taste of Royal Cuisine’
- Promenade of the King
- Royal Library of the King
- Media Facade Show at Heungnyemun Gate
- Dae Han Imperial Culture Exhibition 
- Intangible Heritage Performances
- Royal Culture Experience



 

 

 


 

 

 

[Changdeokgung, Encounter with Nature]
 

- Nighttime Promenade at Changdeokgung Palace
- Exhibition of Royal Poets and Palace Photos
- Experience of Royal Pharmacy

 

 

[Changgyeonggung, Encounter with Everyday Royal Life]

- King Yeongjo and Changgyeonggung Palace
- One-Day Time Travel to 1750
- Nighttime Royal Music Performance
- Outdoor Royal Theatre Performance

 

 

 

[Deoksugung, Encounter with Modernity]
 

- Intangible Cultural Heritage Performance
- The Daehan Empire and Coffee
- The Korean Empire Concert
- Diplomatic Reception for Envoys to the Korean Empire

 

[Jongmyo, Encounter with Ritual]
- Royal Ancestral Ritual at Jongmyo Shrine
- Myohyeollye Ritual at Jongmyo Shrine
- Nighttime Royal Ancestral Ritual Music at Jongmyo Shrine
- Experience Hall

 

 

 

Today we meet the palace of yesterday

The opening ceremony of ‘The 3rd ROYAL CULTURE FESTIVAL 2017’ "TODAY, WE MEET THE PALACE" is the start of the festival. A Festival that will infuse new life to the palace which has contained the time of the past and the present and a historical and cultural presence.

 

The 3rd ROYAL CULTURE FESTIVAL 2017 Special Event

We meet the Korean Empire!

In 1897, King Gojong became an emperor and proclaimed the establishment of the Korean Empire in order to widely express the independence of Joseon. In celebration of the 120th anniversary of the declaration of the Korean Empire, in 2017 we made an opportunity to experience its time

 

 

 

Today we meet the palace of yesterday

At the Gyeongbokgung Palace, starting with the opening ceremony, ‘Gyeonghoeru Pavilion Nighttime Concert’ will be held in the spring evening, ‘A Taste of Royal Cuisine’ will let you taste royal cuisine culture and ‘Hanbok Photo Exhibition’ will show the beauty of Hanbok. At the Changdeokgung Palace, ‘Botanical Tour with Donggwoldo’ will help explore nature and ‘The Royal Medicine’ will give you a glimpse of Korean traditional medicine. At the Changgyeonggung Palace, ‘Time Travel to 1750’ will take you back to 1750 and show the royal daily life and ‘Outdoor Historical Drama’ will perform a realistic depiction of the era. At the Jongmyo Shrine, ‘Royal Ancestral Ritual’ will be held with other related music performances. On the 120th anniversary of the declaration of the Korean Empire, at the Deoksugung Palace, ‘Declaration of the Korean Empire’ will contain the dream Emperor Gojong had in mind along with ‘Diplomatic Reception for Envoys’ and coffee Emperor Gojong enjoyed.

 

 



• Further information will be posted on the Cultural Heritage Administration, Korea Cultural
Heritage Foundation and Royal Culture Festival.
Visit our website for more information
Royal Culture Festival website : www.royalculturefestival.org
Royal Culture Festival Facebook : www.facebook.com/royalculturefestival
Cultural Heritage Administration website : www.cha.go.kr
Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation website : www.chf.or.kr

•For more info : http://www.royalculturefestival.org/info/guide

Utilization information

・Finished : 05.07.2017

・Homepage : www.royalculturefestival.org (Korean, English, Chinese)

・Location : The Four Royal Palaces and Jongmyo Shrine

・Beginning : 04.28.2017

・Programs : Cultural Heritage Administration, Royal Culture Festival Organizing Committee / Dae Han Imperial House

・주최자연락처 : • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-2-2270-1235

Access

Transportation
Gyeongbokgung Palace
- Gyeongbokgung Station (Seoul Subway Line 3)

Changdeokgung Palace
- Take Bus 100, 102, 104, 90S tour bus or 91S tour bus

Changgyeonggung Palace 
- Take Bus 100, 102, 104, 90S tour bus or 91S tour bus

Deoksugung Palace 
- City Hall Station (Seoul Subway Line 1 or 2) 

Jongmyo Shrine
- Jongno 3(sam)-ga Station (Seoul Subway Line 1, 3 or 5)

161, Sajik-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul


Traffic information

  • Subway Line 3 Gyeongbokgung (Government Complex-Seoul) (경복궁(정부서울청사))- 372.3m

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